Occasionally, we will put in a movie for the 2 yr old while we, uh..., have dinner or something.

He occasionally displays some impatience typical of children that age. In such cases, it seems the [censored] DVD player will NEVER work! Kid crying, wife complaining/second-guessing, $400 POS DVD player non-functional. I don't know how I've resisted slamming it against the wall.